Mark Gleason is a web developer, programmer, and business owner with more than 14 years of hands-on experience building, managing, and improving websites for businesses of all sizes. His background includes serving as Director of Web Development for a marketing company in Peoria, Illinois, where he worked with clients, led development projects, and helped businesses strengthen their online presence. With a technical background in Computer Science, Web Development, and Computer Programming, Mark has extensive experience working with WordPress themes, plugins, website security, performance, and custom development. Through the Rooted Dev Guides series, he shares practical lessons from his career in a clear, real-world way designed to help business owners, developers, and aspiring programmers build better, safer, and more effective websites.
Why I Write
Mark Gleason writes practical coding and web-development books designed to help developers, business owners, and aspiring programmers better understand WordPress, website security, plugin and theme development, performance, maintenance, and modern development practices. Drawing from more than 14 years of hands-on web-development experience, his books focus on real-world knowledge, clear explanations, and techniques readers can actually apply. Through the Rooted Dev Guides, Mark breaks down complex technical subjects into approachable, useful guidance centered on building, securing, maintaining, and improving professional websites from the foundation up.